The Fried Egg Golf Podcast How to Play Your Best Golf with U.S. Women's Mid-Am Champ Ina Kim-Schaad
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Oct 21, 2025 Ina Kim-Schaad, a two-time U.S. Women's Mid-Am champion and mental golf coach, shares her inspiring golf journey and insights on competition mindset. She discusses the lessons learned from an 11-year hiatus, emphasizing the importance of staying present during matches. Ina offers tips on managing nerves, interpreting pressure as opportunity, and practical techniques to enhance focus. She also touches on her role in promoting diverse women's golf fashion and the significance of celebrating small wins in coaching.
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Golf Habits Are Deep And Rewritable
- Ina realized golfers are bundles of habits and often revert to childhood knee-jerk mental reactions on the course.
- Rewiring those habits as an adult produces more controlled, mature responses under pressure.
Reframe Pressure As Opportunity
- Reframe nerves and pressure as privilege and opportunity rather than threats to reduce fear and improve performance.
- Practice consistent, boring routines to build reliable habits that perform under pressure.
Rehearsal Converts Pressure Into Confidence
- Top athletes mentally rehearse and treat high-pressure performances as privileged rehearsals, which reduces anxiety.
- Golfers can emulate this by rehearsing runs or shots mentally before execution to build confidence.
